Aer Lingus has recently upgraded their Business Class so the look and feel of the cabin was very pleasant. Like with most new Business Class layouts some of the seats on the single side are next to the window (seats 3A & 5A) while (2A, 4A & 6A) are more on the aisle (just have to lean to look out the window). If you are seated on the two side at the window (2K, 4K, 6K) you can be blocked in if your seatmate has their seat fully reclined, otherwise, the rest of the seats have direct aisles access. The downside to this layout is every seat does not have direct aisle access. My first thought was there was a nice balance of single seats for someone traveling alone and plenty of two seats if traveling with someone. The 300 has 7 rows with the same 1x2x2 or 1x2x1 configuration for a total of 30 seats (row 1 only has 3 seats). This flight was on a 200 and there were 5 rows for a total of 23 seats. Aer Lingus flies both the A330-200 and A330-300. Some rows were 1x2x2 while others were 1x2x1. After a warm greeting from a flight attendant I took my seat. The flight boarded on time with Business Class passengers boarding first. I was able to use the British Airways Lounge with my Aer Lingus Business Class ticket, however, I only stayed for a few minutes as the lounge was crowded, none of the food options were appealing and it is a little on the tired side. By the time I made my way to T5 I only had about an hour until departure.
This bus not only saves time, but also the need to leave the terminal and go back through security at Terminal 5 (may not be currently operating). There is new bus service from Terminal 3 to the International Terminal. The Aer Lingus flight didn't leave for a couple of hours so I took my time to the International Terminal at ORD. After a few tense minutes, the gate agent was able to get me and a few other passengers on the Aer Lingus flight (they said it was full, but in fact was empty). Of course my flight to Chicago was delayed and unfortunately, despite arriving at the gate 12 minutes before departure, the doors had already closed on the AA flight to DUB. To make a long story short, my flight to JFK was delayed by several hours due to a crew member not showing up and then thanks to some quick work by the agent in the Lounge, I was rebooked to connect through ORD to Dublin. I was originally ticketed to fly San Diego to JFK and then on American and BA through London Heathrow. It was by pure chance and a lot of missed flights that I happened to fly Aer Lingus Business Class from Chicago O'Hare to Dublin.
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